Why the study?
Does targeted referral based on echocardiographic differentiation of degenerative mitral valve disease increase the rate of mitral valve repair?
Population
Patients with degenerative mitral valve disease (predominantly Barlow's Disease or fibroelastic deficiency)
Design
Review
Authors
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May support targeted referral of complex degenerative mitral disease to reference centers; leaves open whether echocardiographic triage should guide routine pathways.
Does targeted referral based on echocardiographic differentiation of degenerative mitral valve disease increase the rate of mitral valve repair?
Targeted referral of complex degenerative mitral valve disease to reference centers based on echocardiographic findings can increase repair rates to near 100%.
Adams et al. (2008) studied this question.
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